Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-11 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Members of the October Council, including former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski, bereaved families, and residents of the Gaza border area and the North, arrived at the Knesset on Monday to protest at the opening of its summer session.
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[2026-05-11 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Donald Trump is set to touch down in Beijing, China, on Wednesday for a two-day state visit – the first by a US president in eight years – as relations between the world’s two largest economies teeter at a crossroads defined by the Iran war, trade friction, and technological rivalry.
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[2026-05-11 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A second Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, the Mihzem, is traversing the Strait of Hormuz, following the successful passage of a similar cargo this weekend. These cargoes are headed to Pakistan, which has reportedly obtained an arrangement with Iran to secure the safe passage of LNG shipments.
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[2026-05-11 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s response to his latest peace proposal to end the war, which has upended the global economy.
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[2026-05-11 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The public broadcasters for Spain, Ireland and Slovenia said Monday they will not show the 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest this week, as they boycott the TV extravaganza over Israel's participation.
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[2026-05-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Left-wingers and liberals in Israel who object – absolutely or partially – to Jewish settlement in territories occupied by Israel in the course of the 1967 Six Day War, or during the recent war in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, are frequently accused by the Israeli Right of no longer being Zionists, or – worse still – of being anti-Zionists.
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[2026-05-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A public map of companies linked, directly or indirectly, to Israel’s defense industry has turned Palestine Action’s campaign into something more difficult to classify than a protest drive. The map lists companies, suppliers, facilities, and, in some cases, private addresses connected to individuals linked to targeted firms. A linked guide tells supporters how to organize.
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[2026-05-11 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man on Monday morning during a raid on Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-05-11 22:50 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenGuatire, Venezuela Relatives of political prisoners hold a vigil outside the Rodeo I prison in memory of Victor Quero, who died in custody therePhotograph: Ariana Cubillos/APShareView image in fullscreenOmaha, NebraskaPassengers from MV Hondius, the cruise ship struck by hantavirus, arrive from SpainPhotograph: Nick Ingram/APShareView image in fullscreenKfar Jouz, Lebanon Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli strike Photograph: ReutersShareView image in fullscreenKhan Younis, Gaza StripPalestinian patients return to Gaza after receiving treatment in EgyptPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView
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[2026-05-11 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the United States government and defence companies face long backlogs in delivering weapons to their clients, Gulf and Arab states are increasingly signing deals to buy or invest in Turkish arms.
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[2026-05-11 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are off a touch as the US/IranIran failed to consummate a deal, which is boosting Energy commodities and bond yields. Still, stocks have withstood the resulting increase in oil prices and higher bond yields as the market remains focused on the memory/semi stock bubble. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures are down fractionally as Trump and Iran rejected each other’s latest peace proposals to end the 10-week conflict as the two sides struggle to
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[2026-05-11 22:16 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid bombings, evacuation orders and demolitions
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[2026-05-11 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran Foreign Ministry: "Everything we proposed in the text was reasonable and generous." However, US officials insist on their "unreasonable demands."
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[2026-05-11 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It will be the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade, with the last visit being Trump in 2017
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[2026-05-11 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Council has terminated the partial suspension of a cooperation agreement with Syria, thereby restoring fuller trade ties with the country as it seeks to emerge from nearly 14 years of war.
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[2026-05-11 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: What is the state of Israel’s economy after nearly three years of war? As Israel increases its defense budget, weans itself off US aid, and halts the hiring of most Palestinian workers, can its industries continue to survive and thrive?
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[2026-05-11 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-05-11 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Day 72 of the U.S.-Iran conflict opened with yet another failed diplomatic off-ramp.
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[2026-05-11 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Prime Minister’s Office employee was paid tens of thousands of shekels in compensation by the state and a human resources company in exchange for dropping a case against Sara Netanyahu, KAN News reported on Monday.
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[2026-05-11 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prince Turki al-Faisal, a senior Saudi royal, has said that the Gulf kingdom refused to get plunged into “an Israeli plan to ignite war between us and Iran”.
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[2026-05-11 21:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Three major Japanese shipping companies have projected net profit falls for fiscal 2026, due to rising fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-11 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A farmer returns from the field near Kathmandu, ahead of Nepal’s rice planting season, likely to be affected by the chemical fertiliser shortage triggered by tension in the Middle East. EPAInfo Homes in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Mortgage rates in the US have increased for the second straight week.
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[2026-05-11 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Mohammed Halabi, 69, an inmate who, alongside his brother Mahmoud, carried out a brutal murder spree that shocked Israel 37 years ago, died on Monday due to health reasons. Details regarding his medical condition remain private.
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[2026-05-11 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Palestinians living in both the West Bank and Gaza are becoming increasingly supportive of a two-state solution, according to a poll published in April by the independent nonprofit think tank the People’s Company for Polls and Survey Research (PCPSR).
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[2026-05-11 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli-Arab activist Yoseph Haddad is currently working to establish a new party to run in the upcoming elections and is in the process of partnering with former deputy mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, sources close to Haddad told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
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[2026-05-11 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israel Air Force helicopter failed to take off after landing to evacuate three wounded soldiers in southern Lebanon on Monday morning, the IDF said later in the afternoon.
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[2026-05-11 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces killed three Palestinians over the past 24 hours in Gaza, including two police officers, in the latest violation of a ceasefire deal signed in October.
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[2026-05-11 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces killed three Palestinians over the past 24 hours in Gaza, including two police officers, in the latest violation of a ceasefire deal signed in October.
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[2026-05-11 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Lebanese Health Ministry has accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of deliberately targeting medics during airstrikes on the country.
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[2026-05-11 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks have killed at least four people in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh municipality.
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[2026-05-11 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Asia’s first defenses against energy shocks from the Iran war are running short and a more consequential second wave of impacts is beginning to hit.
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[2026-05-11 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump is heading back to China, but this time, the Iran war raises the stakes for both sides. China is the bigger purchaser of Iranian oil. Trump had hoped China would do more to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)
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[2026-05-11 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran executed a promising aerospace engineering student Monday, accusing him of spying for both the CIA and Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.
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[2026-05-11 20:42 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has accused the United States of presenting “unreasonable” and “one-sided” demands in negotiations aimed at ending the war, as the two sides maintain a fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-05-11 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted at the use of American soldiers on the ground in Iran, as he declared that the conflict was "not over".
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[2026-05-11 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States-Israel war on Iran is not the result of a sudden escalation but the culmination of a long-term Israeli agenda to violently reshape the Middle East, former Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani tells Al Jazeera.
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[2026-05-11 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has accused the United States of presenting “unreasonable” and “one-sided” demands in negotiations aimed at ending the war, as the two sides maintain a fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-05-11 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has deployed more troops to Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, where a raid is ongoing after a Palestinian man opened fire on Israeli border police.
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[2026-05-11 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The family of the jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi have said she should never be returned to prison in Iran after being allowed to leave for urgent medical treatment.
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[2026-05-11 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Elyanna, 24, is part of the official World Cup 2026 soundtrack with Illuminate, a collaboration with Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hong Kong has become a critical financial and logistical lifeline for Iran’s regime — helping move illicit oil, weapons technology and surveillance tools that fuel Tehran’s military machine and domestic repression, according to a bombshell report set for release Monday.
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[2026-05-11 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One of the main challenges that IDF combat soldiers face is not on the battlefield, but in reestablishing themselves and reintegration back into civilian life, and an organization aiding them in that process is seeking, next week, the aid of the American Jewish Diaspora in this mission. The NGO Gav Lalochem (Backing Warriors) is touring in the US starting on Tuesday, hoping that the US Jews will join them in providing support to combat soldiers who are wounded, suffering businesses,
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[2026-05-11 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Professor Eli Avraham, head of the communications department at the University of Haifa, delves into the complexities of international media coverage of Israel in his recent book From David to Goliath: Coverage of Israel in the International Media.
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[2026-05-11 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The hearing in the criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened at the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday, amid the global tensions surrounding the war with Iran.
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[2026-05-11 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump's post on Truth Social, in which Trump called Iran's latest proposal to end the war "totally unacceptable."
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[2026-05-11 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Border Police officers killed a terrorist who opened fire on troops using an M-16 equipped with a telescopic sight, in Kalandiya in the West Bank, on Monday morning, the IDF and Israel Police said in a joint statement later that afternoon.
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[2026-05-11 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motocicletas pasan ante un cartel que muestra una imagen del fallecido líder supremo de irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, fallecido en ataques de Estados Unidos e Israel el 28 de febrero, con el puño enmarcado entre puños enmarcados de seguidores, en el centro de Teherán, Irán, el miércoles 6 de mayo de 2026.
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[2026-05-11 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 now stands at 72,740 people with another 172,192 people wounded, Wafa news agency is reporting citing medical sources. There are thousands more people missing and presumed dead under the rubble.
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[2026-05-11 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motorbikes drive past a billboard with graphic showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, with his framed fist amongst his supporters framed fists in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-05-11 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Diplomacy to end the Iran war has stalled more than a month into a fragile ceasefire, with Washington and Tehran divided over core elements of a deal.
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